【报告人Speaker】：Professor Peter Macreadie,RMIT
【摘要Abstract】：Wetlands represent a critical, yet underutilized, natural solution in the global climate crisis. This presentation will explore the significant role of blue carbon (coastal ecosystems like mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes) and teal carbon (inland freshwater wetlands like peatlands) in sequestering vast amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide, effectively mitigating climate change. Beyond their carbon storage prowess, these vital ecosystems deliver immense co-benefits, including unparalleled biodiversity conservation, essential coastal protection from storms and erosion, improved water quality, and vital resources for local communities. Understanding and amplifying these interconnected values is crucial for developing effective conservation, restoration, and sustainable management strategies. Recognizing wetlands' multifaceted power is key to building climate resilience and supporting thriving communities worldwide.
【报告人简介Speaker Biography】：Professor Peter Macreadie is global leader in marine science and sustainability. He is the Director of RMIT's Centre for Nature Positive Solutions and Founder/Director of the Blue Carbon Lab (www.bluecarbonlab.org). Peter leads a team of scientists using nature to help mitigate climate change and promote a sustainable economy. He is committed to translating science into real-world action and bringing partners along on the journey (incl. governments, corporates, traditional owners, communities). He and his team are tackling big issues facing people and planet, including: blue carbon, teal carbon, citizen science, ecosystem restoration, aquatic biosecurity, natural capital accounting, eco-tourism, biodiversity, fisheries, microplastics, seaweeds, coastal protection, and decommissioning of offshore oil and gas infrastructure. Peter’s approach to research is trans-disciplinary, spanning the fields of chemistry, ecology, social science, microbiology, environmental economics, policy, and molecular biology.
He has published >250 scientific papers, including top journals such as Science, Nature Climate Change, One Earth, Nature Ecology and Evolution, The Lancet Planetary Health, PNAS and Global Change Biology. He has attracted >$35M in research funding and received >30 awards and fellowships in recognition of his and his team’s contribution to science, including: the 2023 Frontiers Planet Prize National Champion (Australia); the 2020 Premier's Sustainability Award (Victoria); the 2019 Australian Financial Review Award for Industry Engagement; the 2017 Deakin Vice Chancellor's Mid-Career Research Award; and the 2015 David Syme Prize for ‘best original research in Australia undertaken in the previous two years in Biology, Physics, Chemistry or Geology’.
【时间Time】：2025年7月16日 15:00PM
【地点Venue】：5号楼学术报告厅
【邀请人Host】：刘松林 副研究员
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